When I saw a teevee program about Feynman and his quest to go to Tanu Tuva, I fell in love with the guy. It got me that I lived just a few miles away from him for years before I ever heard of him. I wonder what he would have thought about my crazy-assed science, but he died just about the time I was figuring out the first of it.

Wow! I just watched that 2 days ago! Yeah, there is some real bad shit going on with the whole publishing and research bit that is gumming up a lot of what otherwise could be good work. And who knows how much research that ought to be done, isn't...

My big 'if' would be, what if I could sit in the pub with Feynman and suggest that we, for just that moment, not stand on the shoulders of Isaac Newton, and think what possibilities might open, if starting again from there? I might expect to see him noticeably stop, eyes looking into a unknown and surprising distance, and then, perhaps a smile...

When you watch him in an interview just going on about how to look at even some of the simplest things, you see that "child-like wonder" twinkle in his eyes that reminds you that not everyone "Grows Up". I love it!

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."

"I'd hate to die twice. It's so boring."

Also...

"Feynman was using cannabis and LSD (interestingly enough) in John Lilly’s sensory deprivation tanks in the 50s and 60s. It enhanced his abilities to have out of body experiences, which is from where he drew all the information for his discoveries."

And then there is him playing bongo drums and singing about "Orange Juice"